Supporting pin and cutter



H. M. THOMAS.

SUPPORTING PIN AND CUTTER.

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1,413,435. "5 92" Patented Apr.11s, 1922.

2 SHEETS- HEET H. M. THOMAS.

SUPPORTING yPIN AND CUTTER. APPLICATION FILED 1AN.3.1921.

WITNESSES RKK-Mig Patented Apr. 18, 1922.

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' ,.itlias been found' that it would be t'' 'ad-` Avantage to provide aslightly improved form of' pin,itogetlier with lsaniinilirovedtyp'e'jot cu'ttingfmechanism to permit of thefg'more* readymanipulation' of'tlie' rolll of material," ias Well y'aS enhancing f the appearance` of the UNITED-STAT HOCKLY' MQHOMS, Oranier-'Yong it Y: i

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Be itknown that I, HOCKLEY M. THOMAS., a citizen of the United States, and resident of the city of'New York, borough of Man'- hattan, county of'New York, and State of New York, have invented a neW and Improved Supporting Pinand' Cutter, of which Vthe following is a' full, clear, and eXactide- 'scription .f

10 -Myriiiventioii relates toa supportingpinv and cutter,and aims to'provide cer-tain iin'- provement's over prior app icati'onSerial #422,250filed November 6, 1920.

In connectionwith my prior device which relates to an l article permitting` of a roll of i'nvateiialQ'such' as' linole'um', being retained in a`A lver'tical" position, f and manipulated while 1n this position tomeasur'efand cut thesain,

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lith this: in view, I" -havejprovi'ded aV deof amore' particular commercial design,fas well as present a' better, appearancethan the pin aforerefeired to.

-' Ac furtherobject of' -iiiy inventionj iskr the provision of certain cutting mechanism,as

'sociatedwith the pin, sor that thispart of Ythe operationmay. be more readily accoi'n-` .applicationY-referredfto, but' whichsha'll be capable of being'. inanipulated'in an easy ments of my invention, and in which i Figure 1 .isf a perspective view oa sup-V v.portingpin-constructed in accordance ywith my inventionfappliedto al rollof material tobe out. v l

y Figure 2 is. a fragmentary "enlarged side viewof thehead the cutter.

A is supported -in "the lengtliffo'f the. S16# fis 'slightly shorter/.than thewvidt-h oftlie pin Yassociated with Y iseriaifivo'. @4165s. Y'

Figuren-is a Sectional v'Side View fof fthese parts. c ,A .Y .y Y

spinfcaiio of Letters rit. 'Patented Apr. 18, 192l Y Application filedLri111ay3,f192"11 Y Ifi'gu'rev 4'Yisl al sectional plan viewft'aken'" I tion of thearrwsi f A Y Figiire4 'iSaragmentary view of the face 'of the pin. Figure g 65 illustrates af yslightly different forni of vantage." l Y Figure 27 .islang enlarged [sectional plan viewtaken aliii'g the Ylines 7;? inl` the direc'- i tion of t'liearrows infligiirev and" Y Y Fi"gfiire 8 isa partly'raginentary'side View of still an'otlier form of pin. g

` In these'views the reference'nui'iieral 10 indicate'sthe rl'lof material tobefcut, which fermi@ 10,. and* wiui .a view-f @if 'prQviding means permitting on the f finaterial' lbeing .alongv tlielines'" of Figure' Sini the direc- 1" Pin which may be utilized vtoV ad- 2i VVerticaliplane-z`ibove`'the y' l. Refeiriiignjvvfmorefpaiticularly to Y "improved pi1i,itV willA be' seen-.that the saine comprises a' tube i2 fofany f dsirable 3 fteii'al,'but'prefer'ably'-mtal, which isf'fprovided-'jwith ai longitudinal slotv 13 extending from" a lpoint 'adjacent the upperend offtli'ef f tube, ,through ther-lower edge lof the saine@ vice of tlie'nature specified', which--sliallbe irmly"- lield vv-'ith respect to the Ipi`n,a1'id,the j Iatterwithrespect'to.the supportingsurface,

it' is to' lo@v noted the' material. -li'aving vbeenv threaded. through that the upper edge' ofthe v Y.slotlpresentsknifeedges 14. VVlhu's'npon A- 'still- `urtherl rob] ect` 'of my invention is `the provision of-'jaj pin.I embodying exactly the saine idea as' Yis incorporatedl in the Yprior j lieadfl'vvill serveto drive 4,the knife-ledges.

ment provided bythe vknife edges'fll, so that 1 -any accidental movement of the partsjsubisef quent toY this manipulation-fof the pin will Now'with ajview of Aproviding the suitableA cutter, it'wi'llg benotedj that I utilize-a collar-z 17, which ','Siidabiy enemies. the 'tube '12,'ff

the Vslot 13""a pressnre vor impaetfiiponthe and is normally' retained at theupper end thereof by vany suitable means suchxasy a bayonet slot and pin provision 18.,

A linger piece 19 is secured to the collar '17 so that upon a disengagement on the part ofthe elements 1S being elfectethrpressure may be brought to bear upon'the collarto cause the same to move longitudinally ot the tube l2. Y

A pair of preferably rotary cutters Q0 are removably attached as at 2l to the collar 17,. and it will be obvious that j upon a manipulation of this collar along the body of the pin that these cutters will serveV to ycoiiiple'','ely and easily sever the material l0 in a line slightly. to one side of the slot i3, adjacent to which they lie, it being noted that the collar 17 is provided with a vsplit portion 22, preventing engagement between the same and the material adjacent the second slot. Also although obviously any suitable type of cutter may be employedto advantage, it is to be noted that l preferably utilize as aforestated, rotary cutters 20, which are removable for the purpose of replacement, sharpening, etc., and rwhich have, as has been illustrated in Figure 4l, their iriat faces, lying flushl against each other. i j v A From the foregoing it will be appreciated that l have constructed a supportingpin and cutter, which will primarilypresenty iinproved .constructinn rover my ,priori applica-Y tion, in thatl a convenient type 'of cutter is associated with the pin, the material is'prop-` erly held, and that the pin as a whole, presents a more compact andpleasing appearance, aside from the fact that the vsei'feaed material will readily clear-tlieirollar'17,

incident to the ridgejQB Yor other element lying in line with the cutters 20, employed for this purpose. vl It will be obvious thatin some instances,

- difliculty'might beV experienced incident to Ythe application of the pin to the roll of material to be cut, when the latter is in a vertical position'for the limitations incident i to height of the ceiling, etc., and with this in view, l may conveniently constructffthe pin, as has been illustrated in Figure 6, in which it will be seen that the identical construction employed in F iguresl to -5is resorted to with the exception that one of the legs 24 of the tube Vis of a length equal to the tube l2, but that the second leg 25 thereof, terminates atta point'beyond the cutting edges 14. rllhus thelpin iscapable' of being hooked overthe edge offa roll of material, while the same is in a vertical plane Without the necessityof having any greataxnount of clearance between the ceiling and the upper edge of the roll of material.

lt will be obvious in this form that diffi- Vculty might .be experienced incident to the upon the collar clearing the lower end of the leg E25VA for the reason that no' side support would be furnished to the roll of material (not-shown) and with this in view, the slot 26 may preferably be slightly wider than the slot 13 and the collar 27 may have, in lieu of its vedges terminating adjacent the split portion, as has been indicated by the reference numeral 22 in Figure 4, its edges extending inwardlyy as has been indicated of the pin structure permitting` of its more ready manipulation as in Figure 7, the structure shown in Figure 8 may be adapted.

In this View, similar to Figure 6, the pin includes a longer andvshorter leg 24 and 25, .but the sectionQQ removed from the leg 25 vis hingedly secured thereto as at 30.',By

means of this construction it will be possible to elevate the section 29 to the position indicated in dotted lines, so that the pin maybe placedin applied position l,with a minimum of manipulation, subsequent'to Vwhich the section 29 may be permitted to fall to .a point at which it will lie parallel to the leg 24, thus presenting to all outward f appearances, the structure illustrated in yFigure l, and it will be obvious that it will also operate in the manner described in connection with the structure referred to.

From the foregoing it will be appreciated that in all of the forms illustrated, I have Yprovided a supporting pin which will firmly hold the material to 4be cut against movementwith respect to the pin, or to the supporting surface upon which the same rests,

and by means of which a straight cut may be eifectedinvolving the expenditure of but a minimum of energy, as well as eliminating wastage, incident to making a diagonal cut, which is now oft-en the case.

. Also my pin may be subjected to numerousl changes lending themselves ideally to the. association in which the pin is to be ein-- bodied. Further numerous refinements may 'a point 'adjacent one of its ends through to the opposite end thereof, and adapted to receive material to be cut, said slot being of a shorter length thanthe' width of the material to be cut. l

120 be resorted to without in the least departt Y Y 3. A supporting pin, including a Vbody portion presenting a slot extending from a' point adjacent one of its ends through to the opposite end thereof, and adapted to re-i ceive material to be cut, said slot being of a shorter length than the Width of the material to be cut, the opposite end of said slot presenting a cutting edge. y

4. A supporting pin, including aV body portion presenting a slot extending from a point adjacent one of its ends through to the opposite end thereof, and adapted to receive material to be cut, said slot being of a shorter length Vthan the Width of the material to be cut, the opposite end of said body portion, one of saidA legsterminating Y y at a pointshortof the point of termination e slot presenting a cutting edge, and a head 25`V secured to said body portion and at a point beyond said cutting edge.

5. VA supporting pin, including a body l portionjformed with a slot extendingffroin 30 -to the Opposite thereof, a Acollar slidably a'point adjacent one of its ends, through engaging said pin, a. cuttersecured to said collar, said'- pm being adapted to engage material to be cut, and means associated With 'l said collar and in line With said cutter'for displacing ythe material laterally, subsequent to its `severance by the cutter. n

6. A supporting pin, including a body portionpresenting a pair of spaced legs, cutting means slidably mounted upon said ofthe secondoi1 the same, and a member providing an extension for said shorter leg, and hingedly -attached same. Y

Vto tlie'rend of the i5Vv f l Hocininr M1 THOMAS, 

